FEED Enhancement for Ethiopian Development Brochure
The Feed Enhancement for Ethiopian Development (FEED) project works to increase the incomes of smallholder farmers by improving their access …
Talking Resilience and Nutrition through Market Systems at SEEP Network Annual Conference
On October 2-4, the Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Network’s 2017 Annual Conference brought together over 425 leading practitioners, …
USAID Ghana ADVANCE Wins Digital Development Award for Smartcard Use
On September 28, the Feed the Future Ghana Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) project, implemented by ACDI/VOCA in …
Growing Mushrooms in Ghana
Over the last two years, I traveled to the towns of Kumasi, in southern Ghana, and Haasto, near the capital …
Woman Expands Poultry Farming Business with USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Technical Assistance
Victorine Bujakera is a farmer and member of a cooperative called the Coopérative des Fermiers de Kinshasa in the Democratic …
Harnessing the Power of Milk
I recently took part in a conference hosted by the Idaho Dairymen and the U.S. Dairy Export Council on dairy …
Mali CVC Nièta Cooperative: A Quick Learner
The tractor-adapted motorized seeder designed by the president of the Nièta Cooperative. Photo: Adama Bengaly (G-Force) The Nièta Cooperative of …
Ghanaian Women Thrive Under Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA)
In 2015, the women of Kpanashe in northern Ghana first learned about the concept of Village Savings and Loan Associations …
MinPACT Empowers Philippines Farmers to Win Specialty Coffee Title
For the first time in its history, coffee from the Philippines won specialty coffee status when it was cupped and …
ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Helps Mango Farmers Improve Productivity
Mango growers in southern Ghana with ACDI/VOCA Volunteer David Ringuette (center), wearing gifts he received during their last session Ghana …
On-Farm Hermetic Storage Testing; Change in Smallholder Attitudes & Behaviors
This report analyzes how farmers’ attitudes, behaviors, and storage practices have changed throughout the progression of AflaSTOP’s survey work, as …
ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Evaluates Assets for Ghana Poultry Company
In April, I arrived home from Ghana after completing an ACDI/VOCA volunteer assignment with the USAID-funded West Africa Farmer-to-Farmer Program …
